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Besides of the advantages and disadvantages of Linux and/or Windows on this, the problem I see on a Microsoft Linux distribution is not the Linux part, but the
by gmuslera 9mo ago
Besides of the advantages and disadvantages of Linux and/or Windows on this, the problem I see on a Microsoft Linux distribution is not the Linux part, but the Microsoft one. The problem that is driving away users are the company policies, not what the OS can or not do, they were mostly OK with how things were in previous version. So putting the Microsoft policies in a Linux desktop will probably have the same results.
- wmf 9mo agoAgreed; the ads and OneDrive and such are not mistakes. They're in Windows because they make money.
- Ekaros 9mo agoI don't really understand why anyone expect similar crap not happening if there ever was some actually popular commercial consumer Linux distribution.
- mlrtime 9mo agoThe icloud/google ads are worse IMO. They are impossible to remove once you fill up icloud. Try filling your icloud photos to fill up your space, then try to figure out how to download them all and clean your space efficiently, or don't care it's 100% full, remove any icloud ads.
- jfoster 9mo agoAlso if you try to avoid signing in to iCloud on a Mac, prepare to be nagged regularly.
- pjmlp 9mo agoLinux distros for Netbooks, Chromebooks, Android and Cloud VMs, prove the point of how OEM driven Linux distro experience would look like. Just like with CP/M, MS-DOS, UNIX, and any other OEM driven platform, everyone wants to make differentiation part of their story. Welcome to Asus Linux, Dell Linux, Microsoft Linux, HP Linux,....